Sonic and Mufasa’s strange conspiracy theory explained

The above tweet from Frack’s Sonic Deals states that evidence of no daily numbers for “Sonic 3” has been found by the LonelyGoomba account. In fact, the account in question indicated that there were no reported numbers In a tweet Saying, “Sonic 3 isn’t listed in the daily box office anymore. Apparently Disney is paying the site to ruin Sonic 3 to make Mufasa look better.” However, just below that in the replies, the account also stated, “(I’m kidding about Disney bribing them).”

(I’m kidding about Disney bribing them)

– LonelyGoomba (@LonelyGoomba) January 1, 2025

However, other users’ responses were saying things like, “Your joke has some truth to it” or “Honestly, I’m probably not wrong. It’s Disney.” Despite the joke, people were willing to believe that Disney would somehow interfere with the daily box office reports. To what end should I ask? As of this writing, Mufasa has grossed $342.5 million worldwide, while Sonic 3 has grossed $210.5 million. “Sonic 3” is slightly ahead of “Mufasa” locally, but it is close to it.

“There is no conspiracy as both films are performing relatively well,” said Scott Mendelsohn, the industry’s leading box office analyst who is running the film. External Scoop on SubstackHe said / movie. “Mufasa: The Lion King has grossed slightly higher over the past few days of the week, but both films have performed as well as (if not better than) their expectations and budgets.”

While Mufasa has a larger budget ($200 million versus $120 million for Sonic 3), in terms of raw numbers, Disney’s “Lion King” prequel sold more tickets globally. What motive does Disney have to mess with these numbers? “Disney isn’t bribing Box Office Mojo and The Numbers to hide the numbers for Sonic the Hedgehog 3, because neither movie has anything to hide,” Mendelsohn added.

granted, The 2019 remake of The Lion King has grossed a staggering $1.66 billion worldwide.becoming one of the biggest films of all time. So, on some level, the performance of this new film so far can be considered a relative disappointment. But for a company as large as Disney, any such intervention is not enough. However, for whatever reason, people were ready and willing to believe it. Was this driven by the die-hard Sonic fanbase? Was it Disney hatred? In both cases, it is misplaced and baseless.